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== 2010 Election ==  

== 2010 Election ==  

Joe Miller defeated incumbent RINO Lisa Murkowski for the Republican nomination. In a selfish move detrimental to her own party, Murkowski decided to run as a write-in candidate. In the closely contested race, Miller and Murkowski handily defeated the Democrat candidate, but the race is still undecided. Contrary to Alaska state law, the board of elections is counting many misspelled write-in ballots in Murkowski's favor, which Joe Miller is challenging.  

Joe Miller defeated incumbent [[RINO]] Lisa Murkowski for the Republican nomination, He was able to do this because of his clear [[pro-life stance]]. Joe Miller did not effectively handle the media, even going so far as to have one reporter and online news magazine editor handcuffed by a heavy handed security detail he inexplicably brought to a middle school.<ref>http://www.adn.com/2010/10/17/1506223/miller-security-guards-handcuff.html</ref> Selfishly exploiting his lack of media savvy Murkowski decided to run as a write-in candidate. Murkowski was able to secur millions of dollars in advertising from the [[Alaska Native Corporations]], which were created by legislation written by [[Ted Stevens]] and depend on spending from the appropriations committee to make their money. Depending on whether misspelled ballots are counted Murkowski either won by 2,000 votes, or by nearly 10,000 votes.<ref>http://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/10GENR/data/results.htm</ref><ref>http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/121210/loc_755533373.shtml</ref> The State of Alaska, Alaska case law, and federal election guidelines all indicate that voter intent is the important factor for determining if a vote should be counted.

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